BASEBALL THEME: Several gruesome murders this year accurately reflect the nation’s morale under Tsai Ing-wen, the KMT chairman said at the party’s National Congress
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 20, 2018
By: Shih Hsiao-kuang / Staff reporter
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) at its national congress in New
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Den-yih, left of ball holding a bat, KMT Vice Chairman Hau Lung-bin, right of ball holding a bat, and others cheer at the closing of the party’s national congress in New Taipei City’s Banciao District yesterday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
Taipei City yesterday vowed to “hit a home run” in the Nov. 24 nine-in-one elections.
KMT Chairman Wu Duen-yih (吳敦義), and former party chairs including former vice president Lien Chan (連戰), former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), former Taipei mayor Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄), New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) and former legislator Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) attended the convention, which was held to unite party members and boost the party’s momentum at the start of the campaign season.
Baseball was the theme of the convention, with Wu as the “main coach” and candidates for mayoral and commissioner seats as baseball players. Wu and the candidates posed as if they were ready to swing their bats to “hit a home run” and threw a baseball to symbolize striking out the opponent.
Wu in an address summed up the nation’s accomplishments during Ma’s presidency. [FULL STORY]
